noun, adj — 10 senses
US /hɝˈmæfɹədaɪt/
Etymology From Hermaphroditus, the mythical son of Hermes and Aphrodite, who merged bodies with a naiad, thereafter having both male and female qualities.
Biology, Natural sciences Cosexual: an organism possessing both types of gonads; a flower possessing both stamens and pistils.
Biology, Natural sciences Dichogamous: an organism which begins its life as one sex and changes its sex over its life cycle.
A person or thing possessing two opposing qualities.
A farm wagon convertible to multiple purposes.
Government, Military, Politics, War World War I, Historical An armoured fighting vehicle having features of both male tanks and female tanks.
Etymology From Hermaphroditus, the mythical son of Hermes and Aphrodite, who merged bodies with a naiad, thereafter having both male and female qualities.
Biology, Natural sciences Having both ovaries and testes or both stamens and pistils.
Combining two opposing qualities.
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